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NATURE AND FUNCTIONS OF RESEARCHLecture # 1DEFINING RESEARCHIt implies that the person has to search again, to take another more careful look,to find out more”.Why?

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Information may not be enough

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Misleading information

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Totally wrong

It is an activity which is meant to acquire better knowledge by “relearning what we already know through systematic observation and experimentation.”

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Filipino anthropologist F. Landa Jocano

Research is a systematic, objective and comprehensive investigation of certain phenomenon which involves accurate gathering and recording and critical analysis and interpretation of all facts about the phenomenon for theoretical or practical ends.

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Best and Kahn(1989)

CHARACTERISTICS OF RESEARCH1. Research is directed towards the solution of a problem.2. Research emphasizes the development of generalizations, principles or theories thatwill be helpful in predicting future occurrence.3. Research is based upon observable experience or empirical evidence.4. Research demands accurate observation and description.5. Research involves gathering new data from primary or firsthand sources usingexisting data for a new purpose.6. Although research activity may at times be somewhat random and unsystematic, it ismore often characterized by carefully designed procedures that apply rigorous analysis.7. Research requires expertise.8. Research tries to be objective and logical, applying every possible test to validate theprocedures employed, the data collected, and the conclusions reached.9. Research involves the quest for answers to unsolved problems.10. Research is characterized by patience and unhurried activity.11. Research is carefully recorded and reported.12. Research sometimes requires courage.MAJOR TYPES OF RESEARCHBASIC/THEORETICAL RESEARCH – type of research which is conducted for the

sakeof knowing

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OBJECTIVES:

a.It is known as theoretical because it is designed to add to our understanding andstore of knowledge, but without any particular practical goals.b. Its other main objective is to test or arrive at a theory with ultimate goal of establishing general principles.APPLIED RESEARCH – to be undertaken when the purpose is to obtain knowledge for practical application or useful ends, thus, it is also known as

PRACTICAL RESEARCH

.The intention is to use the newly-acquired knowledge to solve problems or improve the prevailing condition which in its present state is unsatisfactory, or may besatisfactory but which has still room or possibility for betterment.

PURPOSE(according to Gay, 1976):

The purpose of applied research is to apply, test, and evaluate theusefulness of a theory or knowledge arrived at in solving problems.BASIC STAGES IN THE RESEARCH PROCESS:1.Problem identification2.Review of Related Literature3.Objectives Formulation4.Formulation of hypotheses and Assumptions5.Theoretical/Conceptual Framework Construction6.Research Design Selection7.Data Collection8.Data Processing9.Data Analysis and Interpretation10.Report WritingFUNCTIONS OF RESEARCH1.Research corrects perceptions as well as expands them.2.Research gathers information on subjects or phenomena we lack or have littleknowledge about.3.Research develops and evaluates concepts, practices, and theories.4.Research obtains knowledge for practical purposes like solving problems onpopulation explosion, drug addiction, juvenile delinquency, and the like.5.Research also develops and evaluates methods that test concepts, practices andtheories.6.Research provides hard facts which serve as bases for planning decision-making, project implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

RESEARCHER FACTOR1.Objectivity2.Critical mind3.Openness4.Resourcefulness5.Patience6.Logical Thinking7.EthicalCHARACTERISTICS OF RESEARCHABLE PROBLEM1.When there is no known answer or solution to the problem such that gap inknowledge exists.2.Where there are possible solutions to it but the effectiveness of which isuntested or unknown yet.3.When there are answers or solutions but the possible results of which may beseem or factually contradictory.4.When there are several possible and plausible explanations for the undesirablecondition.5.When the existence of a phenomenon requires explanation.SOURCES OF RESEARCH PROBLEM1.Personal experience2.Common sense3.Theories4.Past researches5.practical problems6.Journals, books, theses and dissertation, and mass media7.Technological changes8.Friends, colleagues, professors, consultants9.Conferences, symposia, dialogues, ordinary meetingsGOOD RESEARCH PROBLEM1.Research problem should be of great interest to the researcher.2.Research problem should be relevant and useful to a specific group of people.3.Research problem is good when it is novel in that it possesses the element of newness or freshness.4.A good research problem should be well-defined or specified.5.A good research problem should be measurable.6.It should be time-bound.7.It is good if it does not cause ethical or moral violations.

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